Governor says he expects the bill will help boost tourism at the college and its teaching restaurants.

ALBANY – At the Culinary Institute of America, students will soon be able to study beer -- and get credit for it.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will let the world-renowned institute start a small brewery on campus for classes and sell alcohol.

The brewery on the Hyde Park, Dutchess County, campus will operate in conjunction with Brooklyn Brewery and is expected open in summer 2015, state officials said.

"Today's action clears the way for a truly innovative partnership between the Culinary Institute of America and Brooklyn Brewery," Cuomo said in a statement.

Cuomo said the bill, which was approved by the state Legislature in June, would help boost tourism at the college and its teaching restaurants, as well as help the Hudson Valley economy.

With the law, the institute plans to add courses in craft beer making as part of a microbrewery with Brooklyn Brewery, which was founded in 1988 and distributes its beer in 25 states and 20 countries.

The facility will teach students about fermentation, using grains in brewing and food pairings, as well as running brewpub hospitality operation, the college said.

The Culinary Institute will initially offer its own lager and Pilsner and seasonal brews on tap at the brewery and the four on-campus restaurants, the college said.

​"The microbrewery at The Culinary Institute of America will be an integral part of the college's curriculum," Waldy Malouf, the institute's senior director of food and beverage operations, said in a statement from the governor's office.

Cuomo has pushed to expand breweries in New York through new laws and regulations. The number of restaurant brewers has increased from 10 to 30 since 2011. The state also has 103 microbreweries, up from 40 in 2011, Cuomo said.

In 2012, Cuomo signed legislation creating a farm brewery license to promote the use of local ingredients in craft beers. It's led to 53 farm breweries across the state.

"Partnerships like this provide knowledge and expertise to a new generation of farmers and entrepreneurs, strengthening our local economy and attracting new visitors to our region," Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-Hudson, Columbia County, said in a statement.